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St. Louis turns 250 today—or is it tomorrow? A two-part series on the city’s 1904 World’s Fair.Read part two here. Temple of Mirth, 1904 World’s Fair. I hand the attendant a fifty-cent piece and watch...
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We’re out until January 5, but we’re re-posting some of our favorite pieces from 2014 while we’re away. We hope you enjoy—and have a happy New Year! * St. Louis’s unforgettable 1904 World’s Fair....
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Jan Gossaert, Portrait of Hendrik III, Count of Nassau-Breda, ca. 1516–1517. I was minding my own business, reading the letters in the London Review of Books, when I saw this, from a response by Marta...
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St. Louis turns 250 today—or is it tomorrow? A two-part series on the city’s 1904 World’s Fair.Read part two here. Temple of Mirth, 1904 World’s Fair. I hand the attendant a fifty-cent piece and watch...
View ArticleOpen Ye Gates! Swing Wide Ye Portals!
We’re out until January 5, but we’re re-posting some of our favorite pieces from 2014 while we’re away. We hope you enjoy—and have a happy New Year! * St. Louis’s unforgettable 1904 World’s Fair....
View ArticleA Bed for Fifty People?
Jan Gossaert, Portrait of Hendrik III, Count of Nassau-Breda, ca. 1516–1517. I was minding my own business, reading the letters in the London Review of Books, when I saw this, from a response by Marta...
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